November 13- December 18, 2008—America features recent
wood block prints by Paul Bonelli.
Paul Bonelli, New Jersey printmaker, exhibits recent woodcuts
from his Everyman (Saints) Series, The Supermarket Series, and
Ecclesiastes Series, Bonelli’s prints reference everything from
biology, to history, to popular culture through imagery of common
objects and situations.
Click here to go to the artist's personal web site.
October 3–November 8, 2008—UIU Alumni Exhibit
Artists at Work , features three Upper Iowa Art Department
graduates who enjoy fruitful lives and careers in the arts.
Doug Davis (’85 B.S. Art) operates Davis Studio in Hawkeye
with his twin brother Dan. Together, they provided artistic
services and work by commission. Davis’ work reflects his love
of the environment. Cynthia Fox (’85 Art Education) is department
head and art teacher at Oelwein School District. Fox paints
atmospheric landscapes in watercolor. Barb Prall (‘75 Art Education)
is well-known for her commissioned portraits and landscapes.
Prall runs Barb’s Fine Art Studio in downtown Marion where
she also teaches painting and drawing.
Reception and all Art Reunion: Saturday 4 October 2008,
11 a.m.—2 p.m.
August 25-September 30, 2008-Threshold by Danni Xi
Recent collages, mixed media and paintings incorporate everyday
objects to convey the shared experience of communication at all
levels and among all people. Xi's inspiration flows through her
interest and connection with history and culture; she keenly
observes human nature through philosophy, extensive travel,
cultural changes and the interaction of people around her.
Danni Xi lives and works in Beijing. As a full-time artist, Xi enjoys
a growing reputation, through numerous exhibitions throughout
China as well as a rare opportunity to exhibit in Cairo, Egypt.
Threshold is her first solo exhibit is the United States.
Danni Xi, will serve as visiting artist and guest lecturer this fall
at Upper Iowa. View her work at www.dannixi.com
April 28 - June 28, 2008-Earth Mirrors by Steven Mark
Steven Mark makes mixed media paintings that are affected by the Plains Indian Culture: mediations within the patterns and forces of
the natural world.
April 7-15, 2008-Joey Sawyer Senior Art Show
Movement of a New Generation features life-sized charcoal drawings
inspired by an incident at the UIU senior's former high school in
Miami, Florida.
January
14-February 15, 2008-Sculpture by Will Pergl
Will Pergl, Professor of Art at MIAD,
Milwaukee Institute of Art
and Design, explores the ability of objects to evoke emotional
and intellectual responses relating to the human condition.
November
12 - December 14 2007-Jed Jackson
Jed Jackson, Professor of Art at the
culture- from serious to not so serious.
October 12-November 12, 2007-UIU
Alumni Art Show
The Art Department hosts an Alumni Art Show as part of UIU’s
150th anniversary celebration. Click here to view photographs
from the All-Art-Alumni Reunion.
October 12, 2007-Edgar Rededication Ceremony
The Edgar Fine Arts building will celebrate the renovation,
completed August 2007, with a re-dedication and reception Friday,
October 12 at 3:30 p.m. in the Lois Bing Davis Johnson Gallery.
Click here to view photographs from the Edgar Fine Arts Rededication
Ceremony and the UIU Alumni Art Exhibition in the Bing Davis Gallery.
August 27-October 5, 2007-Dennis Dake Solo Exhibition
Iowa State University Professor Dennis Dake will present a solo
exhibition in the new Bing-Davis Memorial Gallery. Click here to view photographs from Dennis Dake's Gallery Talk.
